Another day of convective showers for some North Island areas today, thunderstorms and heavy rain in the mix too. Some areas of course will remain dry with mostly sunny weather. In the South Island, the main feature will be potential thunderstorms developing north of about Dunedin early afternoon through to North Canterbury later in the evening on a southerly wind change.
Isolated showers mid afternoon onwards, some heavy with thunderstorms then
clearing in the evening.
Central North Island, Waikato & Bay Of
Plenty
Plenty. Mid afternoon onwards expect isolated showers, some heavy with
thunderstorms about inland areas then easing and clearing later in the
evening.
Eastern North Island
isolated showers, mainly inland about the ranges of Hawkes Bay and Gisborne with
possible heavy downpours and thunderstorms then clearing later in the
evening.
Western North Island
afternoon as winds tend more westerly. The odd shower from evening. About
southern Taranaki through to about Taihape a few isolated showers may develop
early afternoon, one or two could be briefly heavy with thunderstorms for a time
then easing before evening.
Wellington
rain moves in later in the evening.
Nelson
building, a few showers from late afternoon then clearing overnight. Showers may
be heavy inland.
Marlborough
around midday. A few showers possible from afternoon then clearing
overnight.
Canterbury
Mid Canterbury in the afternoon. Southerlies push into South Canterbury late
afternoon then into North Canterbury later in the evening, this wind change will
likely bring showers, some heavy with thunderstorms and hail.
West Coast
southwest. A few sunny spells possible at times from afternoon also.
Coastal Otago
tending westerly. Winds change fresh southwest in the afternoon with showers,
some becoming heavy with thunderstorms and hail north of about Dunedin.
Central Otago
late afternoon winds change southwest with some cloud and the odd shower
especially in the east.
Southland
around midday a cool southwest change moves in bringing showers which then clear
in the evening.
By Weather Analyst Aaron Wilkinson – WeatherWatch.co.nz
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